Geyer Forestry Research Center at Tuttle Creek State Park

The Geyer Forestry Research Area was leased by the Department of Horticulture and Natural Resources from the Army Corp of Engineers in 1964. The site was formerly used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as an aquaculture station. The oldest plantation contains black walnut (Juglans nigra), and northern red oak (Quercus rubra), planted in 1967.

This center provides a dedicated and secure site for long-term forestry research, extension, and improved tree seed production activities. The Horticulture Student Farm currently leases a small part of the site.

Facility activities include:

• Silvicultural practices and tree improvement evaluations to determine best sources adapted to the Central Plains
• Extension and Forest Service outreach programs are held on-site